The Saukville Finance Committee on Monday recommended approval of a 2019 budget that would increase the tax levy by 1.19%.

Through a somewhat freakish reduction in property values, the tax rate would jump 19.91 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to $7.14 per $1,000 of valuation, meaning the owner of a $200,000 home would pay $1,428 in village property taxes, about $40 more than last year.

Shoppers will be greeted by a familiar sight on Friday, Nov. 9, at Walmart and Piggly Wiggly in Saukville when local veterans will offer red paper flowers, replicas of poppies.

It’s a rite with which most people are probably familiar but whose significance may not be readily apparent, especially this year.

This Sunday, Nov. 11, is the 100th anniversary of the first Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day. At precisely 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 —the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — in 1918, the armistice was signed, ending World War I.

The Saukville Chamber of Commerce just finished up one of its largest annual fundraisers in the Saukville Scare 5K Run/Walk.

It drew 103 participants, about half of whom finished the race. That’s about 20 more than in each of the past two years, despite the cold and rain, Chamber Executive Director Mike Cosgrove said.

Cosgrove said he won’t know until December, after all the expenses are paid, how much money was raised for the free breakfast program at Saukville Elementary School but thinks everyone involved will be pleased.

Some property owners in Saukville will be contacted in coming weeks regarding the reconstruction of power lines near their property in the next few years, a letter from American Transmission Company states.

The reconstruction of the power lines is needed to improve reliability in the area and will include rebuilding steel monopoles and adding another circuit, Lee Meyerhofer, a local relations representative for ATC, said in a letter to the Village of Saukville in October.